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The dominant approach among structural functionalists is: |
| | A) | structuralism. |
| | B) | societal functionalism. |
| | C) | functional socialism. |
| | D) | microbehavorial consensus. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Talcott Parsons's functional imperatives? |
| | A) | adaptation |
| | B) | integration |
| | C) | goal attainment |
| | D) | personality system |
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In Talcott Parsons's work, the behavioral organism handles the _______________ function. |
| | A) | integrative |
| | B) | exploitative |
| | C) | reproductive |
| | D) | adaptation |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Talcott Parsons's action systems? |
| | A) | the cultural system |
| | B) | the latent system |
| | C) | the social system |
| | D) | the personality system |
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The basic unit within Talcott Parsons's social system is the: |
| | A) | allocative-integrative process. |
| | B) | hierarchy of conditioning factors. |
| | C) | status-role complex. |
| | D) | environment boundary maintenance. |
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For Parsons, the _________________ process helped to ensure that an actor's pursuit of his/her own interests also served the interests of the system as a whole. |
| | A) | social control |
| | B) | exploitation |
| | C) | socialization |
| | D) | role |
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Parsons argued that _____________ was the major binding force between various elements of the social world. |
| | A) | society |
| | B) | the economy |
| | C) | the fiduciary system |
| | D) | culture |
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The functionalist theory of stratification argues that: |
| | A) | stratification is functional for individuals. |
| | B) | it is functional for the best jobs to have very high rewards. |
| | C) | it is functional for the worst jobs to have the worst rewards. |
| | D) | stratification is functional for society as a whole. |
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What theory did Parsons develop to deal with the criticism that his version of structural functionalism could not deal with change? |
| | A) | evolutionary theory |
| | B) | neofunctionalism |
| | C) | conflict theory |
| | D) | needs-dispositions theory |
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Which of the following is NOT one of Parsons's evolutionary stages? |
| | A) | primitive |
| | B) | organic |
| | C) | intermediate |
| | D) | modern |
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________________ is/are a "generalized media of exchange." |
| | A) | Magazines |
| | B) | Norms |
| | C) | Money |
| | D) | Television |
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Robert Merton used the concept of dysfunction to deal with: |
| | A) | the negative consequences of social facts. |
| | B) | deviance on the part of an individual. |
| | C) | revolution and political change. |
| | D) | monopolies and markets. |
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Concepts such as latent and manifest functions, as well as unanticipated consequences, help Merton establish which of the following points? |
| | A) | that actors have little agency in structural functionalism |
| | B) | that not every structure plays a purely positive function |
| | C) | that order is produced by a one-to-one ratio of manifest and latent functions |
| | D) | that exploitation may be latent or manifest with unanticipated consequences |
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For Merton, culture deals with ______________ , and social structure deals with _____________. |
| | A) | normative values; social relationships |
| | B) | social values; normative relationships |
| | C) | symbols; coercion |
| | D) | coercion; symbols |
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For Merton, anomie results when: |
| | A) | individuals aren't fully incorporated into the social structure. |
| | B) | individuals are too fully incorporated into the social structure. |
| | C) | individuals are unable to act as they would like to because they are inhibited by their position in society. |
| | D) | latent functions produce individual-level deviance. |
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Which of the following is NOT a criticism of structural functionalism? |
| | A) | It is ahistorical. |
| | B) | It cannot deal with the process of social change. |
| | C) | It focuses too narrowly on the micro, behavioral level of analysis. |
| | D) | It does not deal with conflict. |
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Structural functionalism is often criticized for making an argument in which the conclusion makes explicit what is implicit in the premise. This is called: |
| | A) | teleological reasoning. |
| | B) | tautological reasoning. |
| | C) | dialectical thinking. |
| | D) | rhetorical ingenuity. |
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Unlike the structural functionalists, the neofunctionalists gave as much attention to _____________ as to order. |
| | A) | action |
| | B) | disorder |
| | C) | norms |
| | D) | roles |
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Ralf Dahrendorf felt there should be two types of theories, one to be used when __________ existed, and the other to be used when __________ existed. |
| | A) | order; disorder |
| | B) | consensus; conflict |
| | C) | structures; actors |
| | D) | latent functions; manifest functions |
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Dahrendorf felt that authority rested with: |
| | A) | individuals. |
| | B) | organizations. |
| | C) | positions. |
| | D) | technology. |
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Talcott Parsons's action systems are related dialectically. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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One of the benefits of structural functionalism is the way it facilitates comparative analysis. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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For Ralf Dahrendorf, quasi-groups actually engage in conflict. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Whereas structural functionalism has been criticized for being ideologically radical, conflict theory has been attacked for being ideologically conservative. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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For Dahrendorf, under ideal conditions a small number of variables, such as interest and groups, could fully explain conflict. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Lewis Coser, conflict can have a solidifying function within a society. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Randall Collins's conflict sociology is more micro-oriented than are other conflict approaches. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Collins's conflict sociology mirrors the analytical approach of Marxian theory more than do other approaches. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Collins focused on the ways in which individuals created stratification rather than solely on structures. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Talcott Parsons was concerned with both functions and dysfunctions. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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